As of October 19, 2026, CBN (Cannabinol) is legal to sell at retail with restrictions in Illinois. Restricted: hemp-derived product sale conditioned on age 21 and composition limits; plant-derived CBN can comply. Controlling source: 720 ILCS 570/204 (Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Schedule I), Source P.A. 103-245 eff. 1-1-24.
Verified October 19, 2026 (llm review) · confidence: confirmedCBN (cannabinol) is NOT named or scheduled anywhere in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act Schedule I (720 ILCS 570/204) -- the full current text (Source P.A. 103-245, eff. 1-1-24) contains no 'cannabinol' entry, and the hallucinogen subsection lists only designer synthetic-cannabinoid structural classes (JWH/AM/CP, indazole-carboxamides, HU-210/Parahexyl). CBN is not a tetrahydrocannabinol, so the delta-9-only 0.3% hemp cap does not reach it. The only theoretical hook is the synthetic-cannabinoid catch-all at 720 ILCS 570/204(i): 'Any synthetic cannabinoid or piperazine which is not approved by the [FDA]...' -- this is FDA-conditioned and aimed at designed JWH/AM-type receptor agonists, not naturally-occurring non-intoxicating CBN; it does not operatively reach a hemp-derived/CBD-converted CBN sleep product. CURRENT 2026 development: on June 13, 2026 Gov. Pritzker signed an omnibus bill regulating INTOXICATING hemp-derived products (delta-8 / hemp-derived THC) in the same manner as recreational marijuana -- licensed dispensaries only, 21+, packaging/labeling rules; the 21+ restriction took effect immediately and the dispensary regime phases in fall 2026. That law expressly preserves NON-INTOXICATING hemp products (e.g. lotions) for sale outside dispensaries. CBN, being non-intoxicating, falls on the legal/outside-dispensary side and is not reached by the intoxicating-hemp control, provided the finished product stays <=0.3% delta-9 THC. Federal floor: CBN not scheduled federally; converted CBN at DEA synthetic risk; Pub.L.119-37 Sec.781 bars synthesized-outside-the-plant cannabinoids eff. 2026-11-12; FDA added-cannabinoid caveat. A legal state row != safe-to-sell. --- 2026-09-23 review accepted by claude-triage (was legal, now restricted): [claude-triage conf 0.7] Illinois hemp-derived product statute (cut): sale conditioned on age 21 and on composition (no cannabinoids synthesized outside the plant, 0.4 mg total THC per container). Conditions exist, so restricted, not legal; plant-derived CBN can meet them, so no EP.
720 ILCS 570/204(i) (Schedule I): '(i) Synthetic cannabinoids or piperazines. Any synthetic cannabinoid or piperazine which is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or, if approved, which is not dispensed or possessed in accordance with State and federal law.' (CBN is not named in Section 204 and is not a tetrahydrocannabinol.) -- 505 ILCS 89 (Industrial Hemp Act): 'Hemp' / 'industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant... 'with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.'
Among Illinois's 5 neighbors, Iowa and Kentucky are restricted; Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin are legal.
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Not federally scheduled. CBN (cannabinol) - not federally scheduled; hemp-derived CBN sits inside the hemp definition Federal detail
2 instruments on file for this compound's framework in Illinois; 2 of 3 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.
6fad54c24a9e05a5Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: 'Department' means the Department of Agriculture. 'Director' means the Director of Agriculture. 'Hemp' or 'industrial hemp' means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis and includes any intermediate or finished product made or derived from industrial hemp. 'Hemp production plan' means a plan submitted by the Department to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334, and consistent with the Domestic Hemp Production Program pursuant to 7 CFR Part 990 wherein the Department establishes its desire to have primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp. 'Land area' means a farm as defined in Section 1-60 of the Property Tax Code in this State or land or facilities under the control of an institution of higher education. 'Person' means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, society, association, the State or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity. 'Process' means the conversion of raw industrial hemp plant material into a form that is presently legal to import from outside the United States under federal law. 'THC' means delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. (Source: P.A. 102-690, eff. 12-17-21.)
5fae240508118a39[IDOA Information Bulletin IB-2026-06:] [Starting Nov. 12, 2026, final consumer hemp cannabinoid products] "cannot be intended for smoking or vaping." [Under the new definition, products with] "Greater than 0.4 milligrams combined total per container" [of THC and similar-effect cannabinoids are not hemp; plant-level hemp must have less than 0.3% total THC including THCa. Effective June 12, 2026, products over 0.4 mg THC may be offered only to persons over 21, with ID check for anyone appearing under 30. The Industrial Hemp Act is repealed and replaced on Nov. 12, 2026.] [Bulletin summarized; statute text not fetched.]
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